Environment Agency launches urgent probe after farmer bulldozed Herefordshire riverside beauty spot

A farmer who used a 16-ton bulldozer to destroy a riverside beauty spot has said he acted to protect local homes from flooding. John Price – a local potato and cattle farmer – dredged a section of the river Lugg near Leominster in Hertfordshire and reportedly stripped a mile-long stretch of the bank of trees … Read more

Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV

Behind the Covid curtain: Middlesbrough fans gather in lounges at the Riverside Stadium to watch Nottingham Forest game on TV with view of the pitch blocked By Craig Hope for the Daily Mail Published: 23:03 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 23:08 GMT, 1 November 2020 Football behind closed doors. Even amid the madness of … Read more

Stunning 4-bed riverside home in the heart of Wind in the Willows country goes on sale for £4.5m

A stunning riverside home in the heart of The Wind in the Willows country which boasts an outdoor swimming pool and its own private island has gone on sale for £4.5million. The 6,851 sq ft Islands estate, situated in Cookham Dean, Berkshire, features a late-19th-century four-bedroom house, more than five acres of land and a separate … Read more

Former Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas puts listed four-bedroom riverside home on the market

Former Sky Sports host Simon Thomas has put the sprawling riverside home he shared with his late wife Gemma on the market for £895,000. The presenter, 47, is selling the estate in Caversham, Reading where he lived with his wife and their son Ethan, 10, until her death in November 2017.  The pair tied the knot … Read more

Thames riverside is deserted thanks to coronavirus lockdown on day Boat Race was due to take place

Thames riverside is deserted thanks to coronavirus lockdown on day Boat Race was due to take place Banks along London’s River Thames are unusually empty for this time of year as annual boat race is cancelled  The races between Oxford and Cambridge teams were due to to be held today, with 250,000 spectators  But the … Read more